Last week there were Cultural Diversity Celebrations at my college. I decided to go with my classmates (Melody and Dorothy). There was nothing particularly interesting but we took a chance to have a massage and Mehndi. Mmmmm…. it was a really relaxing. Then we took lunch in the park and had fun taking pictures. I was told that my mehndi will last for two weeks but unfortunately it was gone after one week only :( The waistcoast I made by myself, I found a tutorial here http://theseams.blogspot.com/2010/02/diy-wrap-turned-scarf.html To explain mehndi (मेहँदी, مہندی) is the application of henna as a temporary form of skin decoration, in Pakistan and India, as well as by expatriate communities from these areas. Mehndi decorations became fashionable in the West in the late 1990s, where they are sometimes called henna tattoos. Henna is typically applied during special occasions like weddings and festivals. It is usually drawn on the palms and feet, where the colour will be darkest because the skin contains higher levels of keratin which binds temporarily to lawsone, the colorant of henna. Henna was originally used as a form of decoration mainly for brides.